Report: Ezekiel Elliott decision could come Friday

Posted by Charean Williams on August 10, 2017, 5:04 PM EST

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Stop if you’ve heard this before: A decision on Ezekiel Elliott is imminent. No, really, it is. Or seems to be.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that “clarity is coming” and a ruling in the investigation is “expected soon,” possibly “as early as tomorrow.” Since Rapoport works for the league’s network, there’s probably a good chance of an announcement Friday.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said two weeks ago today that a decision is “imminent.” He has repeated that several times since. Hall of Famer Cris Carter said Monday on Fox Sports 1 that he would be “shocked” if an Elliott suspension didn’t happen within 48 hours.

The league has investigated the case more than a year since an ex-girlfriend accused Elliott of domestic violence. The Cowboys continue to insist Elliott has done nothing to earn a suspension as the Columbus (Ohio) city prosecutor’s office declined to press charges against Elliott after a six-week investigation.

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said last week that the league has taken too long to make a decision.

“I would hope as a league, just like we do everything else, that we look for ways to get more efficient and to do things in a better way,” Stephen Jones said.

Cowboys will look VERY different with EE out on suspension. Wonder how much they’ll try to rely on Dak’s arm or if they’ll hope their running game will survive his absence. Even one game means a lot in an NFL season.

Goodell appears to be delaying as long as possible, to create the maximum disruption for the Cowboys, settling some old scores with Jerry. If not, he is doing a good imitation of a deer in the headlights.

The NFL has done many things perfectly to build their business … except their disasterous handling of these discipline issues. They will soon learn that anything they do will be attacked in this new twitter society.